best-laid plans

liam's math class has been studying perimeter and area as of late, and one activity they were assigned was to design their dream house.  he worked hard on his floor plan, his little blond head bent over his paper for almost an hour as he drew his lines, changed his mind, erased and redrew.  he proudly shared his final product with me and it gave me great insight into what he deems important at this stage in his life.

he's got all the real essentials in there somewhere: a bedroom, kitchen, office, and a few halls thrown in for good measure.  he managed to squeeze in a bathroom over there on the right after i reminded him that one was necessary (thank goodness.)  but liam's essentials take up far more space.

so if you were to build this house, just look to see what's inside!  you've got a souvineir (sic) and trophy room -- necessary for all those hundreds of plastic trophies you surely have just for showing up to practices.  you've got a playroom, TV room, a pool table, and even a movie theater.  the spa will allow for massages and facials (i guess?) and the pool will be a nice way to exercise, if the gargantuan exercise room doesn't have enough to offer.

but my favorite room can be found in the primo location in the front of the house.  feast your eyes on that gem: the Tablet Charger room.  because you can just never have enough space for making sure that your ipad is always ready to go. 

somehow i think he might have a few classes to teach on home design if he decides to pursue this as a career path ... but if and when he does, i'll frame this one as the first design he ever made.  he was a man ahead of his time, i'm sure they'll say, as every house in the future will surely have a Tablet Charger room of its very own.